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Movie Info

An ex-Marine finds success as a craft bartender in filmmaker Douglas Tirola's look at the world of cocktail bars and the art of bartending.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Douglas Tirola
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 32m
Production Co:

4th Row Films

Cast & Crew

Douglas Tirola
Director

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Critic Reviews for Hey Bartender!

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (7)

The colorful, fast-paced documentary "Hey Bartender" celebrates the renaissance of the craft cocktail and the men and women who mix them with rock star aplomb.

June 13, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Engagingly looks at the new age of the craft cocktail, and the masters who mix them.

June 13, 2013 | Rating: 3/4

Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
This isn't the cocktail doc enthusiasts are waiting for.

June 7, 2013 | Full Review…

John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
Treats cocktail crafting as if it were nuclear engineering.

June 7, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
Here's a movie that will test the limits of your ability to watch other people having a good time.

June 7, 2013 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Farran Smith Nehme
New York Post
The drinks and their consumption look mighty glamorous in "Hey Bartender," Douglas Tirola's tidy and ingratiating documentary ode to high-end mixologists.

June 7, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Andy Webster
New York Times
An entertaining look into a profession that may not be taken seriously outside its own circles. It's briskly paced, and provides nice insight into some of the more interesting characters.

July 27, 2020 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin
More successful as a sort of moving-picture coffee-table book homage to the glamor of the perfectly wrought cocktail than as a personalized narrative.

May 16, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
As a drinker looking at the beautifully photographed cocktails, I finally started to understand why foodies go nuts for similar exposs about chefs.

October 16, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Jamie S. Rich
Oregonian
Probably a hit and a significant achievement among people already interested in cocktail culture, but unlikely to grab those who couldn't care less about the difference between a smash and a flip.

October 3, 2013 | Full Review…

Jessica Bryce Young
Orlando Weekly
This will be the only time you can have this much fun with mixed drinks and not need a designated driver.

July 25, 2013 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Rick Bentley
Fresno Bee
For a cocktail documentary backed by a major independent distillery, Hey Bartender never devolves into the pro-drinking propaganda you might imagine.

July 11, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Dann Gire
Chicago Daily Herald

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